"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.
  • Aim at ( লক্ষ্য করা ) He aimed his gun at he bird.
  • Insist on ( জিদ করা ) He insisted on my going home.
  • Plead with ( ওকালতি করা (ব্যক্তি) ) I pleaded with him for justice.
  • Differ from ( ভিন্নরূপ হওয়া ) This thing differs from that.

Idioms:

  • As it were ( যেন ) The sun is, as it were , the lamp of the universe.
  • Come off with flying colours ( জয়লাভ করা ) Our School team came off with flying colours.
  • By far ( সর্বাংশে ) He is by far the best boy in the class.
  • Maiden speech ( প্রথম বক্তৃতা ) His maiden speech fell flat on the audience.
  • Round the clock ( সমস্ত দিন ) He is working round the clock.
  • Widow's mite ( দরিদ্রর ক্ষুদ্র দান ) A widow's mite is no less important than a large contribution of a rich man.